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Cabinet - Sources

Michelangelo, Vestibule to the Laurentian Library (1559)
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Origins of coins in the Black Sea Hoard
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Map of religious divisions in the Swiss Confederation (1536)
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Spoon of reindeer antler
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Adaptation: Early papermaking in Italy, 1264
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Happy Birthday
‘Old Castle of Doboj’
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Saami group
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The uses of the telescope, 1609-10
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Cylinder seal with royal hero and Bes figure
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Room
Looking to the future
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Religion in the Holy Roman Empire, 1618
Jacob Bobart the Younger (1641-1719)
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Portuguese and Spanish Trade Routes
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Ptolemy's system: more accuracy, more compromise
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Польский молитвенник (Казахстан)
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Drawing of Johanninpoika Marataja
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Henry Compton's (1631/2-1713) plate
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The ancient papermaking process
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JH6: Silver stater of Paphos (Cyprus).
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"Tutto Dante"
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Darius' Red Sea Canal Stele
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'Moon's fair beam'
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